Don't miss out – it's the LAST DAY of our LAST CHANCE to Save sale! ✨ 🎁🏷️ Use code SNUGGLE25 for 20% off sitewide now through midnight. Don't miss out on our last sale of the year! ⭐⛄ Shop now 👉 kntn.ly/aea387d8

It's your LAST CHANCE to save! ✨ 🎁🏷️ Use code SNUGGLE25 for 20% off sitewide now through December 15th. Don't miss out on the last sale of the year! ⭐⛄ Shop now 👉 kntn.ly/aea387d8

Our FLASH SALE starts today! ⚡🎁🏷️ Use code FLASH25 for 20% off ALL SETS now through December 8th. Shop now 👉 tinyurl.com/3eur7b2r

📣✨ HEADS UP! Today’s book introduces children to the Jewish memorial tradition of a yahrzeit candle. 🕯️THE REMEMBERING CANDLE shows how sharing memories of loved ones can help us with grief. ❤️ Written by @alisongoldberg.bsky.social and illustrated by Selina Alko. From @barefootbooks.bsky.social

This week’s #PictureBookFriday review is for the beautiful The Tiny Baker by Hayley Barrett, illustrated by Alison Jay. Out now for 3+ readers from @barefootbooks.bsky.social @antswilkinson.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/t...

I’ll See You in Ijebu gives #picturebook readers a “loving embrace of faith and family and a wonderful window into Nigerian culture” @barefootbooks.bsky.social Booth 701 #NCSS2025 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

'Zamzam for Everyone' is available January 20 🕋💧☪️ As Mariam begins her Hajj – the annual pilgrimage to the Ka’aba in the city of Makkah – she decides to share blessed Zamzam water with everyone she meets. Watch the trailer 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQQb...

It's the LAST DAY of our BIGGEST SALE of the year! ✨🎁 Don't miss out – take 25% off sitewide with code FUNGIFTS until midnight tonight. Happy holiday shopping!

✨Newly Acquired✨ We are excited to announce that Barefoot Books Design Director Sarah Soldano has acquired 'Look at the City' and 'Look at the Farm'! These concertina books for babies explore the sights of the city and farm. Coming Spring 2026!

At 8 make your way to Booth 200 to discover the bilingual line driven by the needs of diverse communities spearheaded by @barefootbook.bsky.social with #kidsbooks now available in 9 different languages with English bilingualism included youtu.be/8SiFzqM8DzA?...

🦃✨We are grateful for you! As you think about #Thanksgiving #lessonplans & activities for home, here are some diverse suggestions that will delight young readers & help lighten the load around holiday planning: www.kidlit.tv/kids-books-a... @barefootbooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

It's our BIGGEST SALE of the year! ⭐🎁🏷️ Use code FUNGIFTS for 25% off sitewide now through December 1st. Shop now 👉 tinyurl.com/3eur7b2r

Amazing news! We are so excited to have acquired 'Barefoot Books America's Founding Myths . . . And What REALLY Happened!', written by Christy Mihaly and illustrated by Marta Sevilla. Coming to your shelf May 2026, in time for America 250 celebrations! 📕🇺🇸⭐

One more day to take 20% off sitewide during our Gift Guide Launch! 🎁✨ Use code GIVEBOOKS and get a head start on your holiday shopping today. Explore now 👉 tinyurl.com/4rjv4n22

Our very own Kate DePalma, Barefoot Books author and Creative Development Director, is doing a free webinar with Becker's Education Team today at 1pm EST! Learn about Barefoot Books’ editorial and authorial approach to cultural authenticity 📚 Register now! lnkd.in/eh_z_pDb

The Barefoot Books Gift Guide is here! 🎁✨ Now through November 12th, take 20% off sitewide with code GIVEBOOKS. Happy shopping! tinyurl.com/4rjv4n22

Happy book birthday to our brand new Roscoe & Ivy series! 🎂 Every day is an adventure for these neurodivergent siblings! Join Roscoe & Ivy as they tackle big tasks and adjust to new experiences. Click the link to get your copies! tinyurl.com/yn7kujp3

Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 We are excited to share a sneak peek at the art for 'OOPS! I Just Ate You' coming in time for Halloween 2026. A lonely zombie wants to make friends, but every time he meets someone, he accidentally eats them! Written by Ævar Þór Benediktsson and illustrated by Joaquin Camp.

Don't miss out on the Autumn Sale! 🍂✨ Take 20% off sitewide with code LEAVES20 through October 27th. Happy shopping! 👉 tinyurl.com/2p9jp7y7

Happy Autumn Sale! 🍂✨ Now through October 27th, take 20% off sitewide with code LEAVES20. Happy shopping! 👉 tinyurl.com/2p9jp7y7

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Reach Out and Read, the national nonprofit transforming pediatric care through reading 📚💕 Read more about our new partnership at the link 👉 tinyurl.com/mprcvznw

✨ Good news, booklovers + changemakers — our promo’s been extended! 🎉 You’ve got one more week to join our Community Bookseller program for 50% off the Starter Kit with code CHANGETHEWORLD 💛 👉 Tap the link to learn more + join today! tinyurl.com/vp3ephuy

Happy book birthday to four titles in our brand new Barefoot Belly Time series! 🎈🎂 Our bestselling baby books are now in a new, interactive Belly Time format! Unfold the accordion pages for belly-time reading fun, with a mirror at the end. Click the link to get your copies! tinyurl.com/24yma78h

Happy book birthday to three new Our World titles! 🎈🎂 Watch the northern lights dance in the sky in Iceland, snack on some chôm chôm in Vietnam, and play ice hockey in Canada! Click the link to get your copies! tinyurl.com/7upvwjj6

✨Promo Reminder – two days left!✨ For one week only, get 50% off the Community Bookseller Starter Kit with code CHANGETHEWORLD 🎉 👉 Click the link to learn more + register tinyurl.com/vp3ephuy

✨Promo Reminder!✨ For one week only, get 50% off the Community Bookseller Starter Kit with code CHANGETHEWORLD 🎉 👉 Click the link to learn more + register tinyurl.com/vp3ephuy

📚✨ Booklovers + changemakers, this one’s for YOU! For one week only, get 50% off the Community Bookseller Starter Kit with code CHANGETHEWORLD 🎉 👉 Click the link to learn more + register tinyurl.com/vp3ephuy

"In this quietly reverent tale by Goldberg, a candle lit to observe the anniversary of a loved one’s death gives a family the opportunity for reminiscence" @publisherswkly.bsky.social #StarredReview of THE REMEMBERING CANDLE from @barefootbooks.bsky.social

📚🎈🌟Happy Book Birthday to ‘Every Body Move!’ written by Jenna Elyse Johnson and illustrated by Ananya Rao-Middleton. Purchase ‘Every Body Move!’ NOW on our website or wherever books are sold! 🌟 rebrand.ly/5777nh7

✨🎂📚Happy Book Birthday to ‘Some Days I’m the Wind’ written by Rebecca Gardyn Levington (Whatever Comes Tomorrow) and illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova. This calming, reassuring poem encourages readers to meet themselves as they are and explore all sides of their personalities. rebrand.ly/ufvsnnc

📣✨We’re excited to share that we’ve acquired 'Kindness Glows in the Dark', words by Gama Valle and art by Mrinali Álvarez Astacio –– coming Spring 2026! 📚 Edited by Autumn Allen and Bree Reyes, and art directed by Meaghan Elyse Lueck.

Yay! 🎂📚🌳Happy Book Birthday to our new picture book, ‘Thank You, Old Oak’, written by Britt Crow-Miller and illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford ✨ #NewBooks Click the link to shop! rebrand.ly/bwxcimm

'Thank You, Old Oak' is available August 26! 🌳🦊 A charming story about the lifecycle of a mother tree and the creatures who rely on her. #NewBooks #PictureBooks #BarefootBooks #IndiePublishers #KidsBooks #ChildrensBooks

📚 Books are being banned. Voices are being silenced. What if YOU could help turn the page? Become a Barefoot Books Community Bookseller & bring diverse, inclusive stories to your community. Anyone can join. Every book matters. Learn more at the link 👉 rebrand.ly/ug2f2uv

Yay! ☀️📚Our powerful picture book, ‘Of the Sun’, written by Xelena González and illustrated by Emily Kewageshig, is available for purchase NOW on our website or wherever books are sold! #NewPictureBook 🔗 rebrand.ly/zgp3agd

We are thrilled to announce that as a part of our ongoing partnership with Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, 200,000 culturally reflective books will be distributed to children nationwide this summer. 📚 Read the press release to learn more! rebrand.ly/r0037hz

✨🎂Happy Book Birthday to ‘The Remembering Candle’, written by Written by Alison Goldberg and illustrated by Selina Alko. 📚 Buy ‘The Remembering Candle’ now on our website or wherever books are sold rebrand.ly/yra20tb

We’re so excited to team up with @peoplesbooktakoma.com to bring you a new bilingual Spanish language children’s book subscription! 📦✨ Get beautiful bilingual books and a fun, themed activity each month! Click the link to learn more: peoplesbooktakoma.com/lectores-cre...

🌟Based on our bold nonfiction picture book, 'Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History', we have created a ✨Resistance Kit✨ to empower young activists and inspire changemakers! Spark important conversations with lesson plans, art projects, and more! 📚 Download now: rebrand.ly/eu9n9u8

Happy Book Birthday to 'Music of the Mountains' written by Sabrina Shah and illustrated by Manal Mirza 🎶🩷 "A narrative steeped in tradition and family with a modern plot, this book will be a welcome addition to picture book collections" -- School Library Journal Buy now: rebrand.ly/subc01v

The Robbins House - Concord, MA's museum dedicated to African-American history and home of our 'Ayo's Adventure' sculpture and StoryWalk - has received a devastating notice that their $60k Institute of Museum and Library Services grant was terminated. Join us in supporting this important museum:

And @barefootbooks.bsky.social earns all kinds of #CBCFavorites kudos! #LibrarianFaves include AYO'S ADVENTURE and THE MIDNIGHT MITZVAH #TeacherFaves include MIDNIGHT MITZVAH and OLD CLOTHES FOR DINNER?! which is also a a #KidsFave!

Local to Concord, MA?! Join #BarefootBooks in celebrating Concord250 this weekend with crafts, story times, and StoryWalks around town. And buy our new picture book, 'Rise Up!' 🌟🇺🇸📚

We are embarking on a week-long series of family-friendly activist events including creating protest art, a community quilt, storytimes, StoryWalks® and even an art installation as America kicks off its 250th birthday celebrations Saturday in Concord, MA. 🇺🇸📚 www.barefootbooks.com/america-250

Today seems like a good day to share RISE UP! by Rachel C. Katz w/art by Sophie Bass. Rhyming couplets introduce readers to history of protests in the United States & the important message that even 1 person’s voice can make a difference. A must read! #resist #kidlit 📚👍🏻 @barefootbooks.bsky.social

📚Join @uabookbans.bsky.social in a social media campaign on #RightToReadDay, April 7, 2025. Artists are asked to create and share drawings that celebrate the freedoms found in libraries ✨Stand up against book bans and support the right to read! ✨ Learn more: rebrand.ly/3pi9l20 #DrawnToFreedom

#CapitolCrawl also featured in the new #nonfiction #picturebook from @barefootbooks.bsky.social RISE UP!

You’ll find some of these at Booth 235 #Montessori when exhibits open tomorrow including MOMMAS GOING TO MARCH from @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social and RISE UP! From @barefootbooks.bsky.social mombian.com/2025/03/12/1...

Today is the @barefootbooks.bsky.social #BookBirthday for two different #kidsbooks with historical themes: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! explores the history of the sport & RISE UP! introduces readers to Powerful Protests in American History

The world is burning but I'm in a meeting right now with a small group of passionately committed people at @barefootbooks.bsky.social talking about how we're going to double down -- QUADRUPLE DOWN -- on making diverse books and getting them into as many little hands as we possibly can.